The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-10-08
For the purpose of electing

For the purpose of electing
One person for Governor of the State of Mary.
land.
One person for Comptroller of the Treasury oil
the State of Maryland.
One person for Attorney General of the State OF
Maryland.
One person for Senator from Baltimore county,
in the General Assembly of Maryland.
Six persons for members of the House of Dele
gates, from Baltimore county, for the General
Assembly of Maryland.
One person for Register of Wills of Baltimore
county.
One person for States Attorney of Baltimore
| county.
One person for Sheriff of Baltimore county.
One person for Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
of Baltimore county.
Three persons for County Commissioners Of
Baltimore county.
Three persons for Judges of the Orphans Court
One person for County Surveyor of Baltimore
county.
One person for Associate Judge of the Third
Judicial Circuit of Maryland.
u.s. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock A. NJ.
and closed at o'clock P. M.
@-The Returning Judges are required and
directed to make their return on the second day,
Thursday following the election, to the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
Attention is particularly directed to the follow
ing Act of Assembly, passed at January session,
1886, chapter 112:
AN ACT to provide for taking at the general cleo.
ton to be held in the year eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, the sense of the people in regard
to calling a convention for altering the Consti-
tuition, or framing a new one, according to pro-
visions of article fourteen, section two of the
Constitution.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the General Assem-
bly, of maryland, That at the general election to
be held the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, eighteen hundred and eighty seven,
at the places where county and city elections
are now held by law for the election of Delegates
to the General Assembly, every person entitled to
vote for Delegates to the General Assembly shall
be entitled to vote on the question of call of a
convention for altering the Constitution or franz
ing new one, by expressing in writing or in
printed form the words "For a Convention" or
against Convention" as the case may be, and
in there shall be any ballots without the des-
ignation above prescribed, the same shall not be
counted for or against convention, but separate
return shall be made by the Judges of Election
and it is hereby provided that the Sherffs of the
several counties and the Sheriff of Baltimore city
shall give notice of the day above designated for
holding said election for call of a convention in
the same manner and for the same time as requir-
General Assembly.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the several
Judges of Elections of this State to receive &C.
curately count, and duly return the number of
ballots cast to the several Clerks of the counties
of this State and to the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Baltimore city as the same are now required to
be returned for the election of Members of the
House of Delegates, and the several Clerks afore-
said shall return to the Governor within ten days
after said election the number Of ballots cast for
and against the call for convention and the num-
Der of ballots without the designation aforesaid.
Sec. 3. That as soon as the Governor shall re-
ceive the return of the number of ballots at said
election for and against convention and for the
number of ballots without the prescribed designa-
tlon, which may be termed blank ballots, it shall
be the duty of the Governor to count and cast up
the same, and thereupon make proclamation of the
result of said count.
Sec. 4. That in case of the refusal or neglect of
any Judge of Election of any Clerk of the Court
or any Sheriff aforesaid, to make any of the returns
or to perform any of the duties required of them
by this act such Judge, Clerk, or Sheriff so refus-
ing or neglectng shall be liable to indictment for
such offence, and upon conviction thereof shall be
deemed guilty of n misdemeanor, and shall be SEN
fenced to pay a fine of not less than one thousand
dollars and imprisonment in the Jail of the county
or city where such offence may have been COM
mtted for term of not less than six months.
Approved March "a, 1886.
Notice to Hotel Keepers and all Others
Who Deal In Liquors.
For the information of all persons concerned,
the following Act of the Legislature, passed March
Oath, 1865, is published;
CHAPTER 1911.
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of spirituous or fer
mented liquors in the several Counties of the
State on tie day Of Election.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for
the keeper of any hotel, tavern, store, drinking
establishment, or any other place where liquors
sold, or for any person or persons, directly or
indirectly to sell barter, give, dispose of any
spirituous or fermented liquors, ale beer, or in
toxicating drinks of any kind, on the day of cleo
ton hereafter to be held in the several counties of
the State.
Sec. 2. And be ii enacted, That any person
violating the provisions of this Act shall be liable
to indictment by the Grand Jury of the county
where the offence is committed, and shall, upon
conviction before any Judge of any of the Circuit
Courts of this State, be fined a sum not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
for each and every offence-one-halft the fine shall
be paid to the informer, the other half to the
County Commissioners for the use of public roads.
SILAS v. MILLER,
Sheriff of Baltimore county.
Aug. 27.-te.